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Flood Risk Management Factsheets

Ecosystem Restoration Measures

Connect or Enlarge Wetlands

Expand & Improve Habitat

Improve Hydrology

Improve Water Quality

Protect Buffer Areas

Restore Wetland & Stream Habitat

Nonstructural - Building Retrofit

Dry Floodproofing

Free Standing Barriers

Structure Elevation

Structure Relocation

Utilities Protection

Wet Floodproofing

Nonstructural - Land Acquisition Measures

Easements and Deed Restrictions

Exchange of Property

Purchase of Property

Transfer of Development Rights

Nonstructural - Land Use & Regulatory Measures

Construction Practices

Construction Standards

Insurance Program Modifications

Landform & Habitat Regulations

New Infrastructure Controls

Zoning - Land Use Controls

Structural - Local

Backflow Prevention Structures

Channel Modification

Dams or Impoundments

Levees and Floodwalls

Removable-Deployable Barriers

Structural - Regional

Multi-Use Reservoir Management